Chapter 2

Just a while ago, Xavier had ordered Lee to throw out a woman who had dared to drug him. He had been merciless when he had given out that order.

However, he didn't feel like suppressing his desires anymore. Moreover, Quinn was exactly his type. Just putting his arm around her waist made him want to give in to the lust raging through his body.

"I don't care who you are. You're mine."

Quinn couldn't help rolling her eyes in the dark when she heard that. "Let's see how you try to make me yours."

Even if she was tired, she wasn't one to give up without a fight.

However, a second later, Xavier pressed on her wound harshly.

"Ouch!" Quinn cried out in pain. This man was a cruel and merciless one! How could he attack her weakest point like that?

Xavier then pressed his burning body against hers. "I gave you a chance to run away just now, but you didn't. Now, you can't blame it on me anymore."

"Do you have a death wish?" Quinn was dying to rip Xavier away from her body, but he didn't give her the chance to even try to resist.

Their bodies were pressed up against each other. Xavier was thoroughly aroused by now.

The exhausted Quinn was no match for him. He took her again and again without stopping. It was as if his bottomless thirst could never be quenched.

Xavier was simply too infatuated with Quinn's seductive body to stop.

It wasn't until the crack of dawn that he finally released her and pressed one last kiss against her lips.

"Behave, and you can stay with me for the rest of your life."

Since he had claimed her virginity, he would take responsibility for her. Even though this was the first time they had met, Xavier found himself deeply attracted to Quinn.

Quinn said nothing in return. She just turned her back toward him.

Xavier felt himself getting hard again just looking at her exposed back. Feeling him coming closer to her, Quinn pushed him off in a hurry. "It hurts."

Xavier then remembered that this was Quinn's first time having sex, so he managed to calm himself down and hold back. However, he still pulled Quinn against his body and held her there.

He held her until he fell asleep. Quinn then opened her eyes. She had never been asleep in the first place.

She picked up the scattered clothes on the ground and put them back on.

Then, while Xavier was still fast asleep and vulnerable, she grabbed the fallen knife and pierced it through Xavier's chest, right where his heart was located.

"You—" Xavier opened his eyes in shock and stared at her in disbelief.

He had never let his guard down around anyone else. This was the first time he had shown any interest in a woman and wanted to take her with him.

He had never expected that the very same woman would cruelly drive a knife into his chest.

"You had a death wish. You can't blame me for fulfilling it."

Quinn had never considered herself a kind or righteous person. Women like that would never survive in Mostovia. Those who survived weren't nice people at all.

Since Xavier had taken her virginity from her, she took his life from him. A fair exchange was no robbery.

She then walked out of the private room, got a hold of Lee, and drove off in Xavier's Rolls-Royce Cullinan.

Xavier turned on the light in the private room. The white couch was stained with both his and Quinn's blood.

Lee figured that something was wrong and entered the private room. He immediately caught sight of Xavier, who was bleeding from the stab wound on his chest.

"Mr. Patterson! Who did this to you? Was it that young woman from earlier?" Lee asked in disbelief.

After all, Xavier was a big shot in Mostovia whom no one dared to cross. How could that young woman wound him like this? Wasn't that exactly where his heart was?

"Are you getting the doctor or not?"

Quinn had indeed wanted Xavier dead. However, he survived because his heart wasn't located where it usually was for other people.

The doctor arrived at Seduction not long after and hurriedly treated Xavier's wounds.

"Find that woman by hook or by crook, but don't harm her," Xavier said, his sharp eyes glowing with a thirst for blood.

He continued toying with the bracelet he had found. Quinn must have left it behind; the letter "Q" was engraved on it.

Lee immediately told his people to search for Quinn. With the power Xavier held in Mostovia, it would only be a matter of hours before he found her.

However, they searched the borderlands high and low and still didn't manage to find any sign of Quinn.

By this time, Quinn had switched cars and arrived at the border of Cryona.

A group of men was waiting for her at the border. The leader of the group, Nathaniel Press, looked like he was in his late 20s and had very distinctive facial features.

Quinn skillfully swerved her car to a stop and got down. Then, she threw a flash drive at Nathaniel.

He asked, "Are you coming back with us?" After all, Quinn had been in Mostovia for five years.

"I've given you what you need. Don't lose it again," Quinn replied. The flash drive she had just given him held the security of the entire Cryonian cyberspace.

Nathaniel nodded when he heard her reply. "Don't worry. I'll protect it with my life."

Quinn nodded. Nathaniel then stood up straight and saluted her. The rest of the men behind him mimicked his action and saluted Quinn as well.

"You may leave now," Quinn said with a dismissive wave of her hand. She then turned to leave.

…

That night, Quinn visited the nursing home where her mother, Lisa Gatrell, was staying. As soon as Lisa saw Quinn, she got worked up.

"Quinny! Come here to me. There are bad guys everywhere! But don't worry, Mom will protect you!

"Maurice, I didn't cheat on you! I-I was framed!

"I didn't kill anyone! I'm not crazy! I'm not out of my mind! Don't touch me!

"I didn't lose my mind! I'm the heiress of the Gatrell family! No…"

Quinn quickly hugged Lisa and stopped her from hurting herself further.

Lisa was about five feet and five inches tall, and she didn't weigh over 80 pounds. She was as skinny as a twig. Anyone who saw her would immediately feel sorry for her.

"Mom, it's me, Quinny. Don't be afraid anymore. And don't worry, I won't forgive anyone who has ever hurt us in the past. I will get revenge on all of them."

Quinn's charming eyes were filled with hatred.

Five years ago, she and Lisa had been betrayed by the person closest to them, Maurice Jowell, turning them into the laughingstock of Jipsfort.

Meanwhile, Maurice's mistress, Araminta Axtell, and bastard daughter, Kimberly Jowell, had officially moved into Quinn and Lisa's home and taken over everything that had once belonged to them.

Now, five years later, it was time for Quinn to return and take back what was rightfully theirs.

After coaxing Lisa to sleep, Quinn hailed a cab and went back to her rented apartment. She had been in such a rush to deliver the flash drive that she hadn't even had time to properly clean herself up.

Quinn stripped the clothes off her body and went into the bathroom for a shower. After that, she fetched the first-aid kit and started treating her wounds.

Her eyes grew darker as she thought of Xavier. He had behaved as if he had never been with a woman before.

He had fucked her over and over again without letting her catch her breath. It was as if a beast had been unleashed.

Her nether regions were still red and swollen from last night. She regretted not stabbing him a few more times with the knife.

Still, she had managed to drive the knife blade straight into his chest, where his heart was. He must be as dead as a doornail by now.

Quinn packed up her things and went to the airport to catch a flight to Jipsfort.

…

As soon as Quinn landed in Jipsfort, the phone in her hand started to ring.

"Quinny? I'm waiting for you at the T2 entrance. Have you come out yet?"

"I'm still waiting for my suitcase," Quinn answered. "You don't have to come in and get me. I'll be there in a while."

Quinn then caught sight of her suitcase and bent down to retrieve it. Before she could even turn around, someone caught her by the arm.

"Quinn Jowell? It really is you!"

Quinn frowned when she recognized the woman who had just grabbed her arm. "Let go," she warned in an icy tone.

When Shelly Xandor saw that it was really Quinn, her eyes filled with disdain.

"Quinn Jowell, you sure know how to pick a time to return. How could you come back just before Simon and Kimberly's engagement party? Are you still hung up over him?

"You shamelessly threw yourself at my brother five years ago, when you were just 15 years old. I can't believe what a shameless bitch you already were back then!

"But then again, your mom used to bring all her one-night stands home, so maybe that's where you learned to seduce men like her. I even heard rumors that you and your mom fucked the same guy—"

There were many people going in and out of the airport. With Shelly making such a fuss about things, a group of people had already gathered to watch the drama unfold.

Five years ago, this bitch, Shelly, had also had a hand in spreading lies about Quinn and Lisa.

Quinn twisted her arm and grabbed Shelly's elbow instead. A sudden, loud crack sounded, followed by Shelly's bloodcurdling scream.

"Ahh! What are you doing? Let me go! My arm's broken!"

"Seducing men, you say? I daresay we pale in contrast to you, Ms. Xandor. Haven't you slept with your driver's son before?" Quinn asked in Shelly's ear.

"I've still got the photos to prove it. Say, do you think the reporters in Jipsfort would have a field day with this juicy piece of information if they found out about it?"

Shelly's face fell immediately. How did Quinn know about that? It had been a mistake she had made in the past when she had still been young.

Now, she had just managed to date someone from the highly-regarded Patterson family from Dudore. If they came to know about her fling, would she still be able to get married and join their family?

"Apologize," Quinn threatened. "Or else…"